The FTC Should Answer Its Call of Duty to Gamers

Tags: Interventionism, Big Government, Bureaucracy and Regulation, Protectionism and Free Trade

06/29/2023 Gary Galles

The Federal Trade Commission is heavily scrutinizing the proposed merger between Microsoft and Activision. Why? Sony is against it, demonstrating that antitrust law is about protecting favored producers, not consumers.

Original Article: “The FTC Should Answer Its Call of Duty to Gamers“

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